The Grind Line: Red Wings Plans for Zadina in 2019-20 Tony Wolak | March 12, 2019 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
Bruins Taking Unnecessary Risk With Backes Cameron Burgess | March 12, 2019 When the Boston Bruins signed David Backes to a five-year contract during the summer of 2016, the expectations for him in Boston were very high. With a cap hit of…
Sabres ‘Snipeshow’ – Is Nylander Ready for the Show? Jeff Seide | March 12, 2019 With Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel given a two-game timeout by the NHL Department of Player Safety for his headshot on Colorado Avalanche forward Carl Soderberg, Alex Nylander has been…
Most Valuable Predator: Colton Sissons Kyle Gipe | March 11, 2019 I’ve written about it, others have written about it and it’s clear from watching their games: the Nashville Predators offense is struggling this season. The result is a team with…
Blues Lose Tarasenko: Now What? Stephen Ground | March 11, 2019 The St. Louis Blues announced on Sunday that their superstar winger, Vladimir Tarasenko, would miss at least 10 days with an upper-body injury. It’s a devastating loss for a team…
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Oilers, Canucks, Kings, More Jim Parsons | March 10, 2019 In today’s rumor rundown, there are some items on the New York Rangers, the Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings. Quick New York Rangers Rumors Hits Larry Brooks…
Rangers Coach Quinn Winning With Chytil, DeAngelo Tom Castro | March 10, 2019 Listen to New York Rangers rookie Filip Chytil, and the 19-year-old forward feels surrounded by confidence and support from a coaching staff determined to help him through a formidable adjustment period…
Wild Have to Reconsider Trading Zucker Ryan Szporer | March 9, 2019 In the aftermath of the NHL trade deadline, plenty is coming out with regard to a hypothetical deal involving Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker that fell through. What’s become most…
Jets to Jokerit: Did Vesalainen Make the Right Choice? Declan Schroeder | March 9, 2019 The Winnipeg Jets are getting revved up and ready to go for what’s hopefully a lengthy playoff run this spring and the Manitoba Moose are in a dogfight for a…
Canucks Should Offer Sheet Kapanen or Johnsson Nathan Kanter | March 8, 2019 It’s no secret Bo Horvat’s revolving door of wingers has been a problem for the Vancouver Canucks this season. The club’s promising 23-year-old centre has played at least 100 minutes…
Predators’ Arvidsson Having Franchise-Best Season Kyle Gipe | March 7, 2019 The Nashville Predators have had a problem scoring goals in 2018-19. At the time of writing this, they are tied for 17th in goals-per-game with 2.94 thanks to shooting 8.9 percent…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Panthers, Predators, Stone, More Jim Parsons | March 7, 2019 In today’s rumor rundown, we look at the injuries on defense for the Toronto Maple Leafs and ask if they should have done more at the trade deadline, are the…